diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a3eff2..9fc5c67 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ruwio",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "1.1.4",
+  "version": "1.1.5",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index ed9613f..abf23c5 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ import TestOverlay from './devtools/TestOverlay.vue'
 import ruwioLogo from './assets/logo.png'
 import { confirmDialog, DialogsHost, IconButton, promptDialog, Toast } from './components/ui'
 import { t } from './i18n'
+import { useDeselectAll } from './composables/useDeselectAll'
 import { useHistory } from './composables/useHistory'
 import { useAudioRuntime } from './composables/useAudioRuntime'
 import { useDocumentDrawer } from './composables/useDocumentDrawer'
 import { usePlaybackLoop } from './composables/usePlaybackLoop'
 import { useProjectName } from './composables/useProjectName'
+import { shouldChromeClickDeselect } from './lib/chromeClick'
 import { ProjectFileError, pickProjectFile } from './lib/projectFile'
 import { readAnyProjectFile } from './lib/ruwFile'
 import {
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ useAudioRuntime()
 const store = useSceneStore()
 const clipart = useClipartStore()
 const history = useHistory()
+const deselectAll = useDeselectAll()
 
 watch(
   () => store.scene,
@@ -465,10 +468,20 @@ async function onPaste(e: ClipboardEvent) {
   }
 }
 
+// Click anywhere outside the stage on inert chrome → clear the
+// selection. The predicate lives in lib/chromeClick so the rules can
+// be unit-tested without mounting App.vue.
+function onChromeClick(e: MouseEvent) {
+  if (e.button !== 0) return
+  if (!shouldChromeClickDeselect(e.target as Element | null)) return
+  deselectAll()
+}
+
 onMounted(() => {
   document.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
   document.addEventListener('contextmenu', onDocumentContextMenu)
   document.addEventListener('paste', onPaste)
+  document.addEventListener('click', onChromeClick)
   window.addEventListener('resize', onWindowResize)
   void clipart.initialize()
   bootWelcome()
@@ -477,6 +490,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
   document.removeEventListener('contextmenu', onDocumentContextMenu)
   document.removeEventListener('paste', onPaste)
+  document.removeEventListener('click', onChromeClick)
   window.removeEventListener('resize', onWindowResize)
 })
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/CanvasStage.vue b/src/components/CanvasStage.vue
index ba5afba..27fecc3 100644
--- a/src/components/CanvasStage.vue
+++ b/src/components/CanvasStage.vue
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { BUTTON_STATE_TIMES } from '@/types/scene'
 import { useButtonRuntime } from '@/composables/useButtonRuntime'
 import { evalAction } from '@/lib/actions'
 import { t } from '@/i18n'
+import { useDeselectAll } from '@/composables/useDeselectAll'
 import { useKfSelection } from '@/composables/useKfSelection'
 import { showLocked } from '@/composables/useShowLocked'
 import { expandedTrackOrder } from '@/lib/sceneOrder'
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import { CLIP_FALLBACK_BOUNDS, computeClipBounds, type Rect } from '@/lib/clipBo
 const store = useSceneStore()
 const clipart = useClipartStore()
 const { selectedKfs } = useKfSelection()
+const deselectAll = useDeselectAll()
 
 const container = ref<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
 const containerSize = ref({ width: 0, height: 0 })
@@ -2016,7 +2018,7 @@ function finishBoxSelect() {
     const dPxX = Math.abs(b.curX - b.startX) * zoom.value
     const dPxY = Math.abs(b.curY - b.startY) * zoom.value
     if (indices.size === 0 && dPxX < 3 && dPxY < 3) {
-      store.selectLayer(null)
+      deselectAll()
     }
     return
   }
@@ -2030,12 +2032,12 @@ function finishBoxSelect() {
   const draggedX = Math.abs(b.curX - b.startX) * zoom.value
   const draggedY = Math.abs(b.curY - b.startY) * zoom.value
   if (draggedX < 3 && draggedY < 3) {
-    if (!b.additive) store.selectLayer(null)
+    if (!b.additive) deselectAll()
     return
   }
   const stage = stageRef.value?.getStage()
   if (!stage) {
-    if (!b.additive) store.selectLayer(null)
+    if (!b.additive) deselectAll()
     return
   }
   const hits: string[] = []
@@ -2074,7 +2076,7 @@ function finishBoxSelect() {
       })()
     : hits
   if (merged.length === 0) {
-    store.selectLayer(null)
+    deselectAll()
     return
   }
   if (merged.length === 1) {
@@ -2615,7 +2617,7 @@ function handleStageMouseDown(e: Konva.KonvaEventObject<MouseEvent>) {
   if (target.name?.() === 'path-frame-dot') return
   if (vertexMenu.value) vertexMenu.value = null
   if (target === target.getStage()) {
-    store.selectLayer(null)
+    deselectAll()
     return
   }
   const id = target.id?.()
@@ -2628,11 +2630,20 @@ function handleStageMouseDown(e: Konva.KonvaEventObject<MouseEvent>) {
       }
       return
     }
+    // Bubbled mousedown from a Konva node we don't recognise as a
+    // layer. Use selectLayer(null) — NOT deselectAll — so that any
+    // clip-instance selection just set by an inner @mousedown
+    // handler (e.g. the ci-group's own listener) survives this
+    // bubbled fall-through.
     store.selectLayer(null)
     return
   }
   const match = store.activeLayers.find((l) => l.id === id)
   if (!match) {
+    // Same rationale: id-bearing nodes that aren't active layers are
+    // typically ci-group / ci-frame / ci-child shapes whose own
+    // mousedown handler has already run and set the clip-instance
+    // selection. Don't trample that.
     store.selectLayer(null)
     return
   }
diff --git a/src/components/DocumentSettings.vue b/src/components/DocumentSettings.vue
index 6b1eba3..2fcf1f3 100644
--- a/src/components/DocumentSettings.vue
+++ b/src/components/DocumentSettings.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, reactive, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import {
+  PhCaretDown,
+  PhCaretRight,
   PhFolder,
   PhMoon,
   PhSlidersHorizontal,
@@ -29,14 +31,41 @@ const { locale } = useI18n()
 
 // Re-check the stored clipart folder whenever settings opens — covers the
 // case where initial App.vue init raced ahead of IDB or the user opens
-// settings before the drawer ever mounted.
+// settings before the drawer ever mounted. We also kick off a stats scan
+// for every configured root so the per-folder counts + skipped reports
+// are populated before render.
 watch(
   () => props.modelValue,
-  (open) => {
-    if (open) void clipart.initialize()
+  async (open) => {
+    if (!open) return
+    await clipart.initialize()
+    for (let i = 0; i < clipart.handles.length; i++) {
+      void clipart.scanFolderStats(i)
+    }
   },
 )
 
+// Per-folder collapse state for the "skipped folders" / "skipped files"
+// detail blocks. Keyed by handle index — reset on every dialog open
+// would feel busy, so we just let it persist for the session.
+const expanded = reactive<Record<number, { folders: boolean; files: boolean }>>(
+  {},
+)
+function toggleExpanded(i: number, key: 'folders' | 'files') {
+  if (!expanded[i]) expanded[i] = { folders: false, files: false }
+  expanded[i][key] = !expanded[i][key]
+}
+
+function scannedAgo(ts: number | undefined): string {
+  if (!ts) return t('clipart.scanPending')
+  const seconds = Math.max(0, Math.floor((Date.now() - ts) / 1000))
+  if (seconds < 60) return t('clipart.scannedJustNow')
+  const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60)
+  if (minutes < 60) return t('clipart.scannedMinutesAgo', { n: minutes })
+  const hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60)
+  return t('clipart.scannedHoursAgo', { n: hours })
+}
+
 type TabId = 'clipart' | 'interface'
 
 const tabs: { id: TabId; labelKey: string; icon: typeof PhFolder }[] = [
@@ -99,17 +128,85 @@ function applyTheme(t: Theme) {
                     <li
                       v-for="(h, i) in clipart.handles"
                       :key="h.name + i"
-                      class="clipart-value"
+                      class="folder-card"
                     >
-                      <PhFolder :size="13" />
-                      <span class="clipart-folder-name">{{ h.name }}</span>
-                      <button
-                        class="ghost-btn small"
-                        v-tooltip="t('clipart.removeFolder')"
-                        @click="clipart.removeFolder(i)"
+                      <div class="folder-head">
+                        <PhFolder :size="14" />
+                        <span class="folder-name">{{ h.name }}</span>
+                        <button
+                          class="ghost-btn small"
+                          v-tooltip="t('clipart.rescan')"
+                          @click="clipart.scanFolderStats(i)"
+                        >
+                          {{ t('clipart.rescan') }}
+                        </button>
+                        <button
+                          class="ghost-btn small"
+                          v-tooltip="t('clipart.removeFolder')"
+                          @click="clipart.removeFolder(i)"
+                        >
+                          {{ t('clipart.clearFolder') }}
+                        </button>
+                      </div>
+                      <div class="folder-stats">
+                        <span class="stat-pill">
+                          {{ t('clipart.statImages', { n: clipart.folderStats[i]?.images ?? 0 }) }}
+                        </span>
+                        <span class="stat-pill">
+                          {{ t('clipart.statAudio', { n: clipart.folderStats[i]?.audio ?? 0 }) }}
+                        </span>
+                        <span class="stat-time">
+                          {{ scannedAgo(clipart.folderStats[i]?.scannedAt) }}
+                        </span>
+                      </div>
+                      <div
+                        v-if="(clipart.folderStats[i]?.skippedFolders.length ?? 0) > 0"
+                        class="skip-block"
                       >
-                        {{ t('clipart.clearFolder') }}
-                      </button>
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          class="skip-toggle"
+                          @click="toggleExpanded(i, 'folders')"
+                        >
+                          <component
+                            :is="expanded[i]?.folders ? PhCaretDown : PhCaretRight"
+                            :size="12"
+                          />
+                          {{ t('clipart.skippedFolders', { n: clipart.folderStats[i]!.skippedFolders.length }) }}
+                        </button>
+                        <ul v-if="expanded[i]?.folders" class="skip-list">
+                          <li v-for="name in clipart.folderStats[i]!.skippedFolders" :key="name">
+                            {{ name }}
+                          </li>
+                        </ul>
+                        <p v-if="expanded[i]?.folders" class="skip-hint">
+                          {{ t('clipart.skippedFoldersHint') }}
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
+                      <div
+                        v-if="(clipart.folderStats[i]?.skippedFiles.length ?? 0) > 0"
+                        class="skip-block"
+                      >
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          class="skip-toggle"
+                          @click="toggleExpanded(i, 'files')"
+                        >
+                          <component
+                            :is="expanded[i]?.files ? PhCaretDown : PhCaretRight"
+                            :size="12"
+                          />
+                          {{ t('clipart.skippedFiles', { n: clipart.folderStats[i]!.skippedFiles.length }) }}
+                        </button>
+                        <ul v-if="expanded[i]?.files" class="skip-list">
+                          <li v-for="name in clipart.folderStats[i]!.skippedFiles" :key="name">
+                            {{ name }}
+                          </li>
+                        </ul>
+                        <p v-if="expanded[i]?.files" class="skip-hint">
+                          {{ t('clipart.skippedFilesHint') }}
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
                     </li>
                   </ul>
                   <div v-else class="clipart-value">
@@ -586,11 +683,120 @@ input[type='number'] {
   list-style: none;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.folder-card {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  background: var(--panel-alt);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+}
+
+.folder-head {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.folder-name {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--text);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.folder-stats {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 6px;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+}
+
+.stat-pill {
+  padding: 2px 8px;
+  background: var(--bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  color: var(--text);
+  text-transform: none;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+}
+
+.stat-time {
+  margin-left: auto;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
+.skip-block {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 4px;
 }
 
+.skip-toggle {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-dim-strong);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  text-align: left;
+  text-transform: none;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  align-self: flex-start;
+}
+
+.skip-toggle:hover {
+  color: var(--text);
+}
+
+.skip-list {
+  list-style: none;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 4px 8px;
+  background: var(--bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  max-height: 140px;
+  overflow: auto;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 2px;
+}
+
+.skip-list li {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+.skip-hint {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
 .ghost-btn.small {
   padding: 2px 8px;
   font-size: 11px;
diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.vue b/src/components/Timeline.vue
index 92e84c7..389fac0 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.vue
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import { snapToCandidates } from '@/lib/timelineSnap'
 import { confirmDialog, promptDialog } from '@/components/ui'
 import ScriptFrameDialog from './ScriptFrameDialog.vue'
 import { t } from '@/i18n'
+import { useDeselectAll } from '@/composables/useDeselectAll'
 import { kfSelectionKey, useKfSelection, type KfSelectionKey } from '@/composables/useKfSelection'
 import { showLocked } from '@/composables/useShowLocked'
 import type {
@@ -1037,6 +1038,7 @@ function isDropAfter(track: TimelineTrack, nextTrack: TimelineTrack | undefined)
 type SelectionKey = KfSelectionKey
 const { selectedKfs, selectedKfSet } = useKfSelection()
 const selectionKey = kfSelectionKey
+const deselectAll = useDeselectAll()
 
 function isKfSelected(layerId: string, kind: 'main' | 'position' | 'rotation', keyframeId: string): boolean {
   return selectedKfSet.value.has(`${layerId}:${kind}:${keyframeId}`)
@@ -1743,8 +1745,11 @@ function onTracksPointerUp(e: PointerEvent) {
   if (b.moved) {
     commitBoxSelection(b)
   } else if (!b.additive) {
-    // bare click on empty space without Shift → clear selection
-    clearKfSelection()
+    // Bare click on empty timeline space without Shift → clear ALL
+    // selection. Empty-click anywhere in the app means the same
+    // thing now: drop layers, clip instances, and keyframe selection
+    // in one gesture.
+    deselectAll()
   }
   boxSelect.value = null
 }
diff --git a/src/composables/useDeselectAll.ts b/src/composables/useDeselectAll.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91c315a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/useDeselectAll.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { useKfSelection } from '@/composables/useKfSelection'
+import { useSceneStore } from '@/stores/scene'
+
+/** Clear every selection-like piece of UI state in one shot — layers,
+ *  clip instances, and timeline keyframes. Called from every "empty
+ *  click" surface (chrome, empty stage, empty timeline) so the gesture
+ *  carries the same meaning everywhere instead of each surface only
+ *  clearing its own slice. */
+export function useDeselectAll() {
+  const store = useSceneStore()
+  const { selectedKfs } = useKfSelection()
+  return function deselectAll() {
+    store.selectLayer(null)
+    store.selectClipInstance(null)
+    selectedKfs.value = []
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/devtools/tests.ts b/src/devtools/tests.ts
index 2eb7429..e90a007 100644
--- a/src/devtools/tests.ts
+++ b/src/devtools/tests.ts
@@ -5953,6 +5953,219 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
       expect(loaded[0].name).toBe('A')
       await saveClipartFolders([])
     })
+
+    test('listClipart reports skipped subfolders and unsupported files', async () => {
+      // Settings → Media tab needs to surface *what* was ignored under
+      // a media root. listClipart is the single place that inspects a
+      // directory; its skip report is what the panel renders.
+      const { listClipart } = await import('@/lib/clipartLibrary')
+      const fakeFile = (name: string) => ({
+        kind: 'file' as const,
+        getFile: async () => new File([new Uint8Array([0])], name),
+      })
+      const handle = {
+        name: 'root',
+        // Permission API stubs — listClipart calls these before
+        // iterating, so they have to short-circuit to "granted".
+        queryPermission: async () => 'granted',
+        requestPermission: async () => 'granted',
+        async *entries() {
+          yield ['cat.png', fakeFile('cat.png')] as const
+          yield ['song.mp3', fakeFile('song.mp3')] as const
+          yield ['notes.txt', fakeFile('notes.txt')] as const
+          yield [
+            'nested',
+            { kind: 'directory' as const, name: 'nested' },
+          ] as const
+        },
+      } as unknown as FileSystemDirectoryHandle
+      const listing = await listClipart(handle)
+      expect(listing.items.length).toBe(2)
+      expect(listing.items[0].kind).toBe('image') // images first
+      expect(listing.items[1].kind).toBe('audio')
+      expect(listing.skippedFolders).toEqual(['nested'])
+      expect(listing.skippedFiles).toEqual(['notes.txt'])
+      // Revoke the URLs we created so the test doesn't leak.
+      for (const it of listing.items) URL.revokeObjectURL(it.url)
+    })
+
+    test('scanFolderStats caches counts + skips by handle index', async () => {
+      // The Settings → Media tab calls scanFolderStats(i) on open so
+      // each card can render counts + skip lists without waiting for
+      // the user to enter that root in the drawer.
+      const { useClipartStore } = await import('@/stores/clipart')
+      const s = useClipartStore()
+      await s.clearFolder()
+      const fakeFile = (name: string) => ({
+        kind: 'file' as const,
+        getFile: async () => new File([new Uint8Array([0])], name),
+      })
+      const handle = {
+        name: 'media',
+        queryPermission: async () => 'granted',
+        requestPermission: async () => 'granted',
+        async *entries() {
+          yield ['a.png', fakeFile('a.png')] as const
+          yield ['b.png', fakeFile('b.png')] as const
+          yield ['c.mp3', fakeFile('c.mp3')] as const
+          yield ['readme.md', fakeFile('readme.md')] as const
+          yield ['sub', { kind: 'directory' as const, name: 'sub' }] as const
+        },
+      } as unknown as FileSystemDirectoryHandle
+      s.handles = [handle]
+      try {
+        await s.scanFolderStats(0)
+        const stats = s.folderStats[0]
+        expect(stats).toBeTruthy()
+        expect(stats!.images).toBe(2)
+        expect(stats!.audio).toBe(1)
+        expect(stats!.skippedFolders).toEqual(['sub'])
+        expect(stats!.skippedFiles).toEqual(['readme.md'])
+        expect(stats!.scannedAt).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      } finally {
+        await s.clearFolder()
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  suite('chrome click → deselect predicate', () => {
+    // Backs the document-level click handler in App.vue that clears
+    // the selection when the user clicks on inert chrome (header,
+    // gaps around the stage). The predicate has to skip clicks on
+    // the Konva canvas, on interactive elements, and inside panels
+    // that own their own selection semantics.
+    test('plain DIV background click → deselect', async () => {
+      const { shouldChromeClickDeselect } = await import('@/lib/chromeClick')
+      const host = document.createElement('div')
+      host.className = 'topbar' // header chrome — not in exclusion list
+      document.body.appendChild(host)
+      try {
+        expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(host)).toBe(true)
+      } finally {
+        host.remove()
+      }
+    })
+
+    test('clicks inside a button → keep selection', async () => {
+      const { shouldChromeClickDeselect } = await import('@/lib/chromeClick')
+      const host = document.createElement('div')
+      const btn = document.createElement('button')
+      const inner = document.createElement('span')
+      btn.appendChild(inner)
+      host.appendChild(btn)
+      document.body.appendChild(host)
+      try {
+        // Click on the inner span still bubbles to the button.
+        expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(inner)).toBe(false)
+        expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(btn)).toBe(false)
+      } finally {
+        host.remove()
+      }
+    })
+
+    test('clicks inside the sidebar / properties → keep selection', async () => {
+      // These two are editing-adjacent surfaces. Empty clicks here
+      // would be confusing (e.g. yanking the selection out from
+      // under an in-progress edit), so we leave the panel as a
+      // whole excluded.
+      const { shouldChromeClickDeselect } = await import('@/lib/chromeClick')
+      for (const cls of ['sidebar', 'properties']) {
+        const wrap = document.createElement('div')
+        wrap.className = cls
+        const child = document.createElement('div')
+        wrap.appendChild(child)
+        document.body.appendChild(wrap)
+        try {
+          expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(child)).toBe(false)
+        } finally {
+          wrap.remove()
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    test('clicks on empty timeline tracks → deselect, on timeline elements → keep', async () => {
+      // Empty timeline space (gaps below tracks, the .tracks
+      // background) should clear the selection. Timeline elements
+      // that own their own selection semantics (.kf, .clip-block,
+      // .track-name) must NOT trigger deselect — letting them would
+      // immediately undo the click that just selected something.
+      const { shouldChromeClickDeselect } = await import('@/lib/chromeClick')
+      const tl = document.createElement('div')
+      tl.className = 'timeline'
+      const tracks = document.createElement('div')
+      tracks.className = 'tracks'
+      const kf = document.createElement('div')
+      kf.className = 'kf'
+      const trackName = document.createElement('div')
+      trackName.className = 'track-name'
+      const trackLane = document.createElement('div')
+      trackLane.className = 'track-lane'
+      tracks.append(kf, trackName, trackLane)
+      tl.appendChild(tracks)
+      document.body.appendChild(tl)
+      try {
+        // Background within the timeline → deselect.
+        expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(tracks)).toBe(true)
+        // Selection-managing children → keep.
+        expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(kf)).toBe(false)
+        expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(trackName)).toBe(false)
+        expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(trackLane)).toBe(false)
+      } finally {
+        tl.remove()
+      }
+    })
+
+    test('clicks on a canvas → keep selection (Konva owns it)', async () => {
+      const { shouldChromeClickDeselect } = await import('@/lib/chromeClick')
+      const canvas = document.createElement('canvas')
+      document.body.appendChild(canvas)
+      try {
+        expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(canvas)).toBe(false)
+      } finally {
+        canvas.remove()
+      }
+    })
+
+    test('clicks inside a modal dialog → keep selection', async () => {
+      const { shouldChromeClickDeselect } = await import('@/lib/chromeClick')
+      const dlg = document.createElement('div')
+      dlg.setAttribute('role', 'dialog')
+      const inner = document.createElement('div')
+      dlg.appendChild(inner)
+      document.body.appendChild(dlg)
+      try {
+        expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(inner)).toBe(false)
+      } finally {
+        dlg.remove()
+      }
+    })
+
+    test('null target → no deselect', async () => {
+      const { shouldChromeClickDeselect } = await import('@/lib/chromeClick')
+      expect(shouldChromeClickDeselect(null)).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    test('useDeselectAll clears layers, clip instances and keyframes', async () => {
+      // Single helper used from every "empty click" surface — chrome
+      // (App.vue), empty stage (CanvasStage), empty tracks (Timeline)
+      // — to keep the gesture's meaning consistent.
+      const { useDeselectAll } = await import('@/composables/useDeselectAll')
+      const { useKfSelection } = await import('@/composables/useKfSelection')
+      const { useSceneStore } = await import('@/stores/scene')
+      const store = useSceneStore()
+      const { selectedKfs } = useKfSelection()
+      // Seed selection state.
+      store.selectedLayerIds = ['l1', 'l2']
+      store.selectedLayerId = 'l2'
+      store.selectedClipInstanceId = 'ci1'
+      selectedKfs.value = [{ layerId: 'l1', kind: 'main', keyframeId: 'k1' }]
+      const deselectAll = useDeselectAll()
+      deselectAll()
+      expect(store.selectedLayerIds.length).toBe(0)
+      expect(store.selectedLayerId).toBeNull()
+      expect(store.selectedClipInstanceId).toBeNull()
+      expect(selectedKfs.value.length).toBe(0)
+    })
   })
 
   suite('interface prefs — shared composables', () => {
diff --git a/src/i18n/messages.ts b/src/i18n/messages.ts
index af2c2aa..f4505cf 100644
--- a/src/i18n/messages.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/messages.ts
@@ -522,6 +522,19 @@ export const en = {
     },
     settingsHint:
       'Add one or more local folders with your images and audio files. The app remembers them; permissions may be re-asked after browser restart.',
+    rescan: 'Rescan',
+    statImages: '{n} images',
+    statAudio: '{n} audio',
+    scanPending: 'Not scanned yet',
+    scannedJustNow: 'Scanned just now',
+    scannedMinutesAgo: 'Scanned {n} min ago',
+    scannedHoursAgo: 'Scanned {n} h ago',
+    skippedFolders: '{n} subfolder(s) skipped',
+    skippedFoldersHint:
+      'Subfolders are not scanned. Add them as separate folders if you need their content.',
+    skippedFiles: '{n} unsupported file(s) skipped',
+    skippedFilesHint:
+      'Only .svg, .png, .jpg, .webp, .gif, .avif images and .mp3, .wav, .ogg, .m4a audio files are loaded.',
   },
 
   documentDrawer: {
@@ -1312,6 +1325,19 @@ export const de: DeepPartial<Messages> = {
     },
     settingsHint:
       'Binde einen oder mehrere lokale Ordner mit Bildern und Audio an. Die App merkt sich die Auswahl. Nach einem Browser-Neustart kann die Berechtigung erneut abgefragt werden.',
+    rescan: 'Neu scannen',
+    statImages: '{n} Bilder',
+    statAudio: '{n} Audio',
+    scanPending: 'Noch nicht gescannt',
+    scannedJustNow: 'Gerade gescannt',
+    scannedMinutesAgo: 'Vor {n} Min. gescannt',
+    scannedHoursAgo: 'Vor {n} Std. gescannt',
+    skippedFolders: '{n} Unterordner ignoriert',
+    skippedFoldersHint:
+      'Unterordner werden nicht gescannt. Füge sie als eigenen Ordner hinzu, falls du ihren Inhalt brauchst.',
+    skippedFiles: '{n} nicht unterstützte Datei(en) ignoriert',
+    skippedFilesHint:
+      'Es werden nur .svg, .png, .jpg, .webp, .gif, .avif Bilder und .mp3, .wav, .ogg, .m4a Audiodateien geladen.',
   },
   documentDrawer: {
     open: 'Dokument-Einstellungen öffnen',
diff --git a/src/lib/chromeClick.ts b/src/lib/chromeClick.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b10e1e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/chromeClick.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/** Selectors for interactive elements — clicks here should not be
+ *  re-interpreted as "empty-click" gestures because the user is
+ *  trying to fire a specific action (button), edit a value (input),
+ *  or interact with a control (select etc.). */
+const SELECTOR_INTERACTIVE =
+  'button, input, select, textarea, label, a, [contenteditable], ' +
+  '[role="button"], [role="textbox"], [role="combobox"], [role="slider"], ' +
+  '[role="menuitem"]'
+
+/** Modal / drawer / preview overlays that live in their own visual
+ *  context. We never want a click inside one of these to reach back
+ *  out and deselect canvas content. */
+const SELECTOR_OVERLAYS =
+  '[role="dialog"], .dialog, .backdrop, ' +
+  '.scene-drawer, .clipart-drawer, .document-drawer, ' +
+  '.fs-root, .toast'
+
+/** Properties panel is an editing surface — clicking around inputs
+ *  while editing must not yank the selection out from under the user.
+ *  The sidebar's interactive items are buttons (already excluded),
+ *  but the panel as a whole is editing-adjacent so we treat it the
+ *  same way. */
+const SELECTOR_EDITING_PANELS = '.properties, .sidebar'
+
+/** Timeline elements that own their own selection / scrub semantics.
+ *  Click on a keyframe → that kf becomes selected; click on a clip →
+ *  that clip becomes the active instance; click on a track-name →
+ *  the layer is selected. Letting the global handler fire on top of
+ *  any of these would immediately undo the selection the user just
+ *  made. The timeline's own background (.tracks gaps, header gutter)
+ *  is *not* in this list — those clicks SHOULD deselect. */
+const SELECTOR_TIMELINE_ELEMENTS =
+  '.kf, .kf-add, .clip-block, .clip-handle, .track-name, .track-lane, ' +
+  '.script-frame, .script-lane, .timeline-marker, .scrub-handle, ' +
+  '.playhead, .add-clip-btn, .drag-handle, .in-bracket, .out-bracket'
+
+/** Should a click on `target` cause the global "deselect everything"
+ *  behaviour to fire? Returns false for clicks on the Konva canvas
+ *  (the stage handles its own logic), interactive elements, overlays,
+ *  editing panels (sidebar / properties), and timeline elements with
+ *  their own selection semantics. Anything else — topbar chrome,
+ *  gaps around the canvas, empty timeline tracks, the app shell —
+ *  counts as inert background and clicks there should clear the
+ *  selection. */
+export function shouldChromeClickDeselect(target: Element | null): boolean {
+  if (!target) return false
+  if (target.closest('canvas')) return false
+  if (target.closest(SELECTOR_INTERACTIVE)) return false
+  if (target.closest(SELECTOR_OVERLAYS)) return false
+  if (target.closest(SELECTOR_EDITING_PANELS)) return false
+  if (target.closest(SELECTOR_TIMELINE_ELEMENTS)) return false
+  return true
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/clipartLibrary.ts b/src/lib/clipartLibrary.ts
index e6cc851..1b3789d 100644
--- a/src/lib/clipartLibrary.ts
+++ b/src/lib/clipartLibrary.ts
@@ -137,44 +137,67 @@ async function ensurePermission(
   return next === 'granted'
 }
 
-/** List files inside a directory. Subdirectories surface as folder
- *  items so the drawer can render them inline; the caller decides
- *  whether to drill in (root overview) or skip them (flat view). */
+/** Result of `listClipart` — file items plus a skip report so the
+ *  Settings panel can tell the user *why* something didn't show up.
+ *  Subdirectories are explicitly NOT recursed; the user can pick them
+ *  individually as additional roots if they want their content too. */
+export interface ClipartListing {
+  items: ClipartFileItem[]
+  /** Subdirectory names ignored under this root. */
+  skippedFolders: string[]
+  /** File names whose extension doesn't match the supported image /
+   *  audio set. */
+  skippedFiles: string[]
+}
+
+/** List files inside a directory. Subdirectories are skipped (not
+ *  recursed) and reported via `skippedFolders`; unsupported files
+ *  show up under `skippedFiles`. The drawer renders the items list;
+ *  the settings panel uses the skip report to surface what was
+ *  ignored. */
 export async function listClipart(
   handle: FileSystemDirectoryHandle,
-): Promise<ClipartItem[]> {
+): Promise<ClipartListing> {
   const granted = await ensurePermission(handle)
-  if (!granted) return []
-  const out: ClipartItem[] = []
+  if (!granted) return { items: [], skippedFolders: [], skippedFiles: [] }
+  const items: ClipartFileItem[] = []
+  const skippedFolders: string[] = []
+  const skippedFiles: string[] = []
   // @ts-expect-error async iterator not in DOM lib
   for await (const [name, entry] of handle.entries()) {
     if (entry.kind === 'directory') {
-      out.push({ kind: 'folder', name, handle: entry as FileSystemDirectoryHandle })
+      skippedFolders.push(name)
       continue
     }
     if (entry.kind !== 'file') continue
     let kind: 'image' | 'audio' | null = null
     if (IMAGE_EXT.test(name)) kind = 'image'
     else if (AUDIO_EXT.test(name)) kind = 'audio'
-    if (!kind) continue
+    if (!kind) {
+      skippedFiles.push(name)
+      continue
+    }
     try {
       const file = await (entry as FileSystemFileHandle).getFile()
-      out.push({ kind, name, file, url: URL.createObjectURL(file) })
+      items.push({ kind, name, file, url: URL.createObjectURL(file) })
     } catch {
-      /* ignore unreadable entries */
+      /* unreadable entries get reported as skips so the user gets a
+         hint rather than silently missing content. */
+      skippedFiles.push(name)
     }
   }
-  // Folders first, then images, then audio. Inside each group sort by
-  // name so navigation order stays stable across drawer re-opens.
-  out.sort((a, b) => {
-    const rank = (k: ClipartItem['kind']) =>
-      k === 'folder' ? 0 : k === 'image' ? 1 : 2
+  // Images first, then audio. Inside each group sort by name so
+  // navigation order stays stable across drawer re-opens.
+  items.sort((a, b) => {
+    const rank = (k: ClipartFileItem['kind']) => (k === 'image' ? 0 : 1)
     const ra = rank(a.kind)
     const rb = rank(b.kind)
     if (ra !== rb) return ra - rb
     return a.name.localeCompare(b.name)
   })
-  return out
+  skippedFolders.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b))
+  skippedFiles.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b))
+  return { items, skippedFolders, skippedFiles }
 }
 
 export function disposeClipartItems(items: ClipartItem[]): void {
diff --git a/src/stores/clipart.ts b/src/stores/clipart.ts
index 5e9d0d2..624e975 100644
--- a/src/stores/clipart.ts
+++ b/src/stores/clipart.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ import {
   type ClipartItem,
 } from '@/lib/clipartLibrary'
 
+/** Cached per-root stats so the Settings → Media tab can render
+ *  details without forcing a re-scan of every handle. Populated as
+ *  the user enters each folder; reset on folder removal. */
+export interface ClipartFolderStats {
+  images: number
+  audio: number
+  skippedFolders: string[]
+  skippedFiles: string[]
+  /** Wall-clock timestamp of the last refresh — surfaced as "scanned
+   *  X minutes ago" in the settings UI. */
+  scannedAt: number
+}
+
 interface State {
   /** Root folders the user has added. Order matches display order. */
   handles: FileSystemDirectoryHandle[]
@@ -20,6 +33,8 @@ interface State {
   /** Current view's items — folder tiles in overview mode, files in
    *  in-folder mode. Consumers iterate this directly. */
   items: ClipartItem[]
+  /** Stats keyed by handle index, populated by refresh() / scanFolderStats. */
+  folderStats: Record<number, ClipartFolderStats>
   open: boolean
   loading: boolean
   error: string | null
@@ -50,6 +65,7 @@ export const useClipartStore = defineStore('clipart', {
     handles: [],
     activeHandleIndex: null,
     items: [],
+    folderStats: {},
     open: readDrawerOpen(),
     loading: false,
     error: null,
@@ -184,12 +200,25 @@ export const useClipartStore = defineStore('clipart', {
       try {
         const active = this.activeHandle
         if (active) {
-          // In-folder view: list files; strip subdirectory entries so
-          // drilling stays one-level-deep (matches the pre-multi-root
-          // behaviour).
-          const next = await listClipart(active)
+          const listing = await listClipart(active)
           this.disposeItems()
-          this.items = next.filter((it) => it.kind !== 'folder')
+          this.items = listing.items
+          // Cache the active root's stats by index so the settings
+          // panel can show counts + skipped report without forcing
+          // its own scan.
+          const idx = this.handles.indexOf(active)
+          if (idx >= 0) {
+            this.folderStats = {
+              ...this.folderStats,
+              [idx]: {
+                images: listing.items.filter((i) => i.kind === 'image').length,
+                audio: listing.items.filter((i) => i.kind === 'audio').length,
+                skippedFolders: listing.skippedFolders,
+                skippedFiles: listing.skippedFiles,
+                scannedAt: Date.now(),
+              },
+            }
+          }
         } else {
           // Overview: synthesize a folder tile per root. These items
           // have no URLs to revoke, so disposeItems is cheap.
@@ -206,6 +235,35 @@ export const useClipartStore = defineStore('clipart', {
         this.loading = false
       }
     },
+    /** Scan a root by index without touching the active view —
+     *  Settings → Media uses this to gather stats for every
+     *  configured root regardless of which one the drawer is
+     *  currently on. Reuses the same listClipart code path so the
+     *  skip rules + counts stay identical. */
+    async scanFolderStats(index: number): Promise<void> {
+      const handle = this.handles[index]
+      if (!handle) return
+      try {
+        const listing = await listClipart(handle)
+        // The off-screen scan creates object URLs we won't render —
+        // revoke them so we don't leak.
+        for (const it of listing.items) {
+          try { URL.revokeObjectURL(it.url) } catch { /* noop */ }
+        }
+        this.folderStats = {
+          ...this.folderStats,
+          [index]: {
+            images: listing.items.filter((i) => i.kind === 'image').length,
+            audio: listing.items.filter((i) => i.kind === 'audio').length,
+            skippedFolders: listing.skippedFolders,
+            skippedFiles: listing.skippedFiles,
+            scannedAt: Date.now(),
+          },
+        }
+      } catch {
+        /* permission likely denied — leave stats untouched. */
+      }
+    },
     disposeItems() {
       disposeClipartItems(this.items)
     },
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index bfae65f..3ec3484 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export const APP_VERSION = '1.1.4'
+export const APP_VERSION = '1.1.5'
 export const APP_NAME = 'RUWIO'